Buying oral product in Mexico, Brazil
Jun 4, 2012, 5:48 pm
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EDITED: Buying oral product in Mexico, Brazil
Sorry this post may be a bit off travel topic. But I am a traveller myself and would love to go down to Mexico or Brazil to buy some oral products since they are the manufactuing countries and don't know why they have more choices down there... However I am not able to make it down now and would hope someone can recommend me some Mexician or Brazilian or Central American websites that sell colgates products and can ship to the US. I have tried to look up few sites and seems like they don't do international shipping. Thanks and your help is appreciated!!!!!!!
Last edited by bearbb7; Jun 5, 2012 at 4:43 am
Jun 4, 2012, 6:28 pm
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we do have more variety? I normally do the opposite, I buy stuff like toothpaste and deodorant in the US
Eventually almost everything I see new there makes its way to the supermarket down the road from my house BUT at a buck or two higher
your best bet is to just find someone coming down here and bringing it to you on his luggage
Eventually almost everything I see new there makes its way to the supermarket down the road from my house BUT at a buck or two higher
your best bet is to just find someone coming down here and bringing it to you on his luggage
Jun 4, 2012, 6:59 pm
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Hi wolfie_cr and another flyetalk member that has pm me, thanks!
So I guess I should just post out the link what I'm looking for in particular... (it seems I can't find it in US though)
http://www.londondrugs.com/msib20/En...3132_large.jpg
or this one
http://www.colgate.com.mx/Colgate/MX...tal_menta.html
the tape version not the floss version
Hope someone can give me some suggestion where I can buy it here...or some websites that can ship it up, if somebody happens to be down there would love to see if there's chance of bringing me a few:-:, or help shipping few to me (yes we can discuss about this) Thank you so much!
So I guess I should just post out the link what I'm looking for in particular... (it seems I can't find it in US though)http://www.londondrugs.com/msib20/En...3132_large.jpg
or this one
http://www.colgate.com.mx/Colgate/MX...tal_menta.html
the tape version not the floss version
Hope someone can give me some suggestion where I can buy it here...or some websites that can ship it up, if somebody happens to be down there would love to see if there's chance of bringing me a few:-:, or help shipping few to me (yes we can discuss about this) Thank you so much!
Last edited by bearbb7; Jun 5, 2012 at 4:31 am
Jun 5, 2012, 5:16 am
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unfortunately we dont have that here (I have never heard of dental TAPE 
)
how about these? perhaps not as good as colgate but while you get someone in the brazil/south america forum that could help you with this
http://www.drugstore.com/search/sear...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
)how about these? perhaps not as good as colgate but while you get someone in the brazil/south america forum that could help you with this
http://www.drugstore.com/search/sear...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
Jun 5, 2012, 6:15 am
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I use a dental tape (oral B) but I warn you, your dentist won't like it! Regular floss (coated, uncoated) hurts me when I floss, so rather than not floss, I use the tape. But it doesn't work as well as floss does at grabbing debris. My dentist acknowledges it is better than nothing but not as good as floss, and makes me take samples of floss to try. Tried a new 'spongy' floss he gave me last night and I had trouble sleeping because my gums were throbbing!!!
All this to say, you can buy tape in Canada, I'll take a look to see if we have the Colgate one, in which case you might be able to buy online here and ship down (I think London drugs is Canadian, but not near me).
All this to say, you can buy tape in Canada, I'll take a look to see if we have the Colgate one, in which case you might be able to buy online here and ship down (I think London drugs is Canadian, but not near me).
Jun 5, 2012, 6:16 pm
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unfortunately we dont have that here (I have never heard of dental TAPE )
how about these? perhaps not as good as colgate but while you get someone in the brazil/south america forum that could help you with this
http://www.drugstore.com/search/sear...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
)how about these? perhaps not as good as colgate but while you get someone in the brazil/south america forum that could help you with this
http://www.drugstore.com/search/sear...&Go.x=0&Go.y=0
Jun 5, 2012, 6:25 pm
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I use a dental tape (oral B) but I warn you, your dentist won't like it! Regular floss (coated, uncoated) hurts me when I floss, so rather than not floss, I use the tape. But it doesn't work as well as floss does at grabbing debris. My dentist acknowledges it is better than nothing but not as good as floss, and makes me take samples of floss to try. Tried a new 'spongy' floss he gave me last night and I had trouble sleeping because my gums were throbbing!!!
All this to say, you can buy tape in Canada, I'll take a look to see if we have the Colgate one, in which case you might be able to buy online here and ship down (I think London drugs is Canadian, but not near me).
All this to say, you can buy tape in Canada, I'll take a look to see if we have the Colgate one, in which case you might be able to buy online here and ship down (I think London drugs is Canadian, but not near me).
Jun 5, 2012, 7:19 pm
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My mom and I both have too many teeth in our mouths
We like the goretex floss by Glide - nice & thin to get between those tightly packed teeth
http://www.amazon.com/Glide-Dental-O.../dp/B001F51RAG
It actually pops up on Amazon if you do a search of dental tape: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ds=dental+tape
No Colgate though....
We like the goretex floss by Glide - nice & thin to get between those tightly packed teethhttp://www.amazon.com/Glide-Dental-O.../dp/B001F51RAG
It actually pops up on Amazon if you do a search of dental tape: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ds=dental+tape
No Colgate though....
Jun 5, 2012, 8:39 pm
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Does it have to be Colgate? Other brands of dental tape are sold by Drugstore.com (oral b) and Walgreens (their own brand) CVS (their own brand)l, Amazon (quite a few brands).
Jun 6, 2012, 7:50 am
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I use a dental tape (oral B) but I warn you, your dentist won't like it! Regular floss (coated, uncoated) hurts me when I floss, so rather than not floss, I use the tape. But it doesn't work as well as floss does at grabbing debris. My dentist acknowledges it is better than nothing but not as good as floss, and makes me take samples of floss to try. Tried a new 'spongy' floss he gave me last night and I had trouble sleeping because my gums were throbbing!!!
He also says that Glide floss is so slick that it frequently misses getting stuff out.
Jun 6, 2012, 10:11 am
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(and I don't have any problems with my gums.....YMMV)
Jun 7, 2012, 10:59 am
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